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'''Graham William Walker''' (born 4 April 1963), better known by his stage name '''Graham Norton''', is an Irish actor, author, comedian, commentator, and presenter. Well known for his work in the UK, he is a five-time [[BAFTA TV Award]] winner for his comedy chat show ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'' (2007–present) and an eight-time award |
'''Graham William Walker''' (born 4 April 1963), better known by his stage name '''Graham Norton''', is an Irish actor, author, comedian, commentator, and presenter. Well known for his work in the UK, he is a five-time [[BAFTA TV Award]] winner for his comedy chat show ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'' (2007–present) and an eight-time award-winner overall. Originally shown on [[BBC Two]] before moving to other slots on [[BBC One]], his chat show succeeded ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' in BBC One's prestigious late-Friday-evening slot in 2010.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news|title=Graham Norton sells production company So TV to ITV|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19433776|work=BBC News|access-date=18 October 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163040/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19433776|archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> |
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From 2010 to 2020 Norton presented the Saturday-morning slot on [[BBC Radio 2]. In 2021 he began presenting on Saturdays and Sundays on [[Virgin Radio UK]]. Since 2009 he has been the BBC's television commentator for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], which led ''[[Hot Press]]'' to describe him as "the 21st century's answer to [[Terry Wogan]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hotpress.com/archive/2931306.html|title=Reasons to be cheerful|access-date=20 June 2007|author=Bootboy|work=[[Hot Press]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219065611/http://www.hotpress.com/archive/2931306.html|archive-date=19 February 2010}}</ref> He has been noted for his [[innuendo]]-laden dialogue and flamboyant presentation style. In 2012 he sold his production company [[So Television]] to [[ITV plc|ITV]] for around £17 million.<ref name="BBC News"/> In 2019 he became a judge on ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]''. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Norton was born Graham William Walker on 4 April 1963 in [[Clondalkin]], [[County Dublin]], to William "Billy" (died 2000), a sales representative for [[Guinness]], and Rhoda Walker. He has an older sister, Paula. He grew up in a [[Protestantism in Ireland|Protestant]] ([[Church of Ireland]]) family in the predominantly [[Catholicism in Ireland|Catholic]] town of [[Bandon, County Cork]], which he has said made him feel somewhat isolated. His father's family were from [[County Wicklow]], while his mother is a native of [[Belfast]].<ref name="WDYTYA">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/graham-norton.shtml "Graham Norton"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727061148/http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/graham-norton.shtml |date=27 July 2010 }}. ''Who Do You Think You Are?''</ref> He discovered during a 2007 episode of the genealogy series [[Who Do You Think You Are? (UK TV series)|''Who Do You Think You Are?'']] that his father's direct ancestors were English, having originated in [[Yorkshire]] before emigrating to Ireland in 1713.<ref name="WDYTYA"/> Norton was educated at [[Bandon Grammar School]] in [[West Cork]] and then [[University College Cork]], where he spent two years studying English and French in the 1980s, but did not complete his studies after having a breakdown and refusing to leave his dorm room.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rainey |first1=Sarah |title=Graham Norton: the making of a national treasure |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/baftas/10049417/Graham-Norton-the-making-of-a-national-treasure.html |access-date=9 December 2019 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=10 May 2013}}</ref> He later received an [[honorary doctorate]] from the university in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/thats-dr-norton-to-you-comic-gets-honorary-degree-29329630.html|title= That's Dr Norton to you – comic gets honorary degree|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=11 June 2013 }}</ref> In the late 1980s, he moved to [[London]] to attend the [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama|Central School of Speech and Drama]].<ref name="eveningstandard">{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/grahams-growing-pains-7232416.html|title=Graham's growing pains|last=Jones|first=Liz|date=3 September 2004|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|access-date=28 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002234500/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/grahams-growing-pains-7232416.html|archive-date=2 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> He also worked as a waiter during that time.<ref>''The F Word'', Season 4 Episode 12</ref> Upon joining the actors' union [[Equity (trade union)|Equity]], he chose |
Norton was born Graham William Walker on 4 April 1963 in [[Clondalkin]], [[County Dublin]], to William "Billy" (died 2000), a sales representative for [[Guinness]], and Rhoda Walker. He has an older sister, Paula. He grew up in a [[Protestantism in Ireland|Protestant]] ([[Church of Ireland]]) family in the predominantly [[Catholicism in Ireland|Catholic]] town of [[Bandon, County Cork]], which he has said made him feel somewhat isolated. His father's family were from [[County Wicklow]], while his mother is a native of [[Belfast]].<ref name="WDYTYA">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/graham-norton.shtml "Graham Norton"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727061148/http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/graham-norton.shtml |date=27 July 2010 }}. ''Who Do You Think You Are?''</ref> He discovered during a 2007 episode of the genealogy series [[Who Do You Think You Are? (UK TV series)|''Who Do You Think You Are?'']] that his father's direct ancestors were English, having originated in [[Yorkshire]] before emigrating to Ireland in 1713.<ref name="WDYTYA"/> Norton was educated at [[Bandon Grammar School]] in [[West Cork]] and then [[University College Cork]], where he spent two years studying English and French in the 1980s, but did not complete his studies after having a breakdown and refusing to leave his dorm room.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rainey |first1=Sarah |title=Graham Norton: the making of a national treasure |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/baftas/10049417/Graham-Norton-the-making-of-a-national-treasure.html |access-date=9 December 2019 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=10 May 2013}}</ref> He later received an [[honorary doctorate]] from the university in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/thats-dr-norton-to-you-comic-gets-honorary-degree-29329630.html|title= That's Dr Norton to you – comic gets honorary degree|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=11 June 2013 }}</ref> In the late 1980s, he moved to [[London]] to attend the [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama|Central School of Speech and Drama]].<ref name="eveningstandard">{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/grahams-growing-pains-7232416.html|title=Graham's growing pains|last=Jones|first=Liz|date=3 September 2004|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|access-date=28 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002234500/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/grahams-growing-pains-7232416.html|archive-date=2 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> He also worked as a waiter during that time.<ref>''The F Word'', Season 4 Episode 12</ref> Upon joining the actors' union [[Equity (trade union)|Equity]], he chose Norton (his great-grandmother's maiden name) as his new surname as there was already an actor called Graham Walker represented by the union.<ref name="WDYTYA"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Norton|first=Graham| title=So Me|year=2004|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|page=4|isbn=0-340-83348-3}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963), better known by his stage name Graham Norton, is an Irish actor, author, comedian, commentator, and presenter. Well known for his work in the UK, he is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for his comedy chat show The Graham Norton Show (2007–present) and an eight-time award-winner overall. Originally shown on BBC Two before moving to other slots on BBC One, his chat show succeeded Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in BBC One's prestigious late-Friday-evening slot in 2010.[2]
From 2010 to 2020 Norton presented the Saturday-morning slot on [[BBC Radio 2]. In 2021 he began presenting on Saturdays and Sundays on Virgin Radio UK. Since 2009 he has been the BBC's television commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, which led Hot Press to describe him as "the 21st century's answer to Terry Wogan".[3] He has been noted for his innuendo-laden dialogue and flamboyant presentation style. In 2012 he sold his production company So Television to ITV for around £17 million.[2] In 2019 he became a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Early life
Norton was born Graham William Walker on 4 April 1963 in Clondalkin, County Dublin, to William "Billy" (died 2000), a sales representative for Guinness, and Rhoda Walker. He has an older sister, Paula. He grew up in a Protestant (Church of Ireland) family in the predominantly Catholic town of Bandon, County Cork, which he has said made him feel somewhat isolated. His father's family were from County Wicklow, while his mother is a native of Belfast.[4] He discovered during a 2007 episode of the genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? that his father's direct ancestors were English, having originated in Yorkshire before emigrating to Ireland in 1713.[4] Norton was educated at Bandon Grammar School in West Cork and then University College Cork, where he spent two years studying English and French in the 1980s, but did not complete his studies after having a breakdown and refusing to leave his dorm room.[5] He later received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2013.[6] In the late 1980s, he moved to London to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama.[7] He also worked as a waiter during that time.[8] Upon joining the actors' union Equity, he chose Norton (his great-grandmother's maiden name) as his new surname as there was already an actor called Graham Walker represented by the union.[4][9]
Career
Channel 4
In 1992, Norton's stand-up comedy drag act as a tea-towel-clad Mother Teresa of Calcutta in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe made the press when Scottish Television's religious affairs department mistakenly thought he represented the real Mother Teresa.[10] His first appearances in broadcasting were in the UK, where he had a spot as a regular comedian and panellist on the BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends in the early 1990s, when the show ran on Saturday mornings. He was one of the early successes of Channel 5, winning an award as stand-in host of a late-night TV talk show usually presented by Jack Docherty.[11][12] This was followed by a comic quiz show on Channel 5 called Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment, which was not well received as a programme but enhanced Norton's reputation as a comic and host. In 1996, he co-hosted the late-night quiz show Carnal Knowledge on ITV with Maria McErlane.
In 1996, Norton played the part of Father Noel Furlong in three episodes ("Hell", "Flight into Terror", "The Mainland") of the Channel 4 series Father Ted,[13] which was set on the fictional Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. Father Furlong was often seen taking charge of the St Luke's Youth Group.
After this early success, Norton moved to Channel 4 in 1998 to host his own chat shows, including the weekly So Graham Norton (1998-2002), followed by the daily weeknight show V Graham Norton (2002–03). As a performer who is not only openly gay,[14] but also camp and flamboyant, it was here that Norton's act was fully honed as a cheeky, innuendo-laden joker.[citation needed]
In 2003, he was the subject of controversy in the United Kingdom when, on his show on Channel 4, he made a comedic reference to the recent death of Bee Gees singer Maurice Gibb.[15] The Independent Television Commission (I.T.C.) investigated after complaints about this insensitivity were received and eventually Channel 4 had to make two apologies: one in the form of a caption slide before the show, another from Norton in person.[citation needed]
Also in 2003, Norton was listed in The Observer as one of the 1,000 funniest acts in British comedy. (Though Norton is Irish, the bulk of his television career has been in the UK.) In January 2004, he was named the most powerful person in TV comedy by Radio Times.[16]
In the summer of 2004, Norton ventured into American television. The Graham Norton Effect debuted on 24 June 2004 on Comedy Central, and was also broadcast in the UK on BBC Three. In the midst of controversy surrounding Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's Super Bowl performance, Norton was wary of moving into the market.[17]
BBC
Television
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Norton began his career on the BBC in 2001 when he hosted Comic Relief 2001.[18]
In 2005, Norton moved to the BBC and began hosting the Saturday evening reality TV series Strictly Dance Fever on BBC One, as well as a new comedy chat show, Graham Norton's Bigger Picture. He also read stories some nights on the BBC children's channel CBeebies as part of Bedtime Hour.
In 2006, Norton hosted the BBC One series How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? in which Andrew Lloyd Webber tried to find a lead actress for his West End version of The Sound of Music. Norton has subsequently presented the three follow-up series: Any Dream Will Do in 2007, in which a group of males competed to win the role of Joseph in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; I'd Do Anything in 2008, in which Lloyd Webber seeks to find the parts of Nancy and Oliver for Sir Cameron Mackintosh's production of Lionel Bart's Oliver!; and Over the Rainbow in 2010, following a similar format to find a new Dorothy for a Wizard of Oz West end Production.
Norton hosted various other shows for the BBC during this time, including When Will I Be Famous? (2007), The One and Only (2008) and Totally Saturday (2009). Since 2007, Norton has also been a regular host of The British Academy Television Awards. On 7 July 2007, Norton presented at Live Earth and undertook a trip to Ethiopia with the Born Free Foundation to highlight the plight of the Ethiopian wolf – the rarest canid in the world. In the same year, he was the subject of an episode of the BBC1 genealogy documentary Who Do You Think You Are?.
Norton's chat show, The Graham Norton Show, began on 22 February 2007 on BBC Two. The format is very similar to his previous Channel 4 shows. On 6 October 2009, the show moved to BBC One, in a new one-hour format.
In May 2010, he stood in for Chris Evans' breakfast show on BBC Radio 2. Later that month, it was confirmed that he would be replacing Jonathan Ross's Saturday morning slot on the same station.
In December 2011, the panel show Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton premiered on BBC America in the time slot immediately following The Graham Norton Show. Recorded in New York, it is one of BBC America's earliest efforts at producing original programming, and is also the first panel game the channel has shown, either of British or American origin.
In October 2018, talking to BBC News about his reported 2017-18 BBC salary, Norton said that he genuinely "doesn't know" how the corporation arrived at that figure. "Myself and my agent look at that number and we go 'I wonder how they came up with that'," he says. "It bears no relation to anything I know. But if that's what they say I earn, that's what I earn."[19]
In February 2019, it was announced that Norton would be a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK alongside Alan Carr in a rotating basis. Norton and Carr were joined by permanent judges Michelle Visage and RuPaul.[20]
Radio
Since 1999 Graham Norton has appeared regularly on the BBC Radio 4 panel show Just a Minute, appearing in over 100 episodes.
On 2 October 2010, Norton began presenting a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2, which he took over from Jonathan Ross. Norton co-hosted with Maria McErlane who featured as an "agony aunt" on the segment "Grill Graham". "Tune with a Tale" is where a listener suggests playing a song with a plot, summarising the story it contains, and "I Can't Believe It's Not Better" is a feature where a listener requests a song that was previously a hit, but might be considered particularly bad now. In January 2012, Norton asked listeners to his Radio 2 show to help find his car, shortly after it was stolen. He called it "The Great Car Hunt" and told listeners to "Keep your eyes out for it. It was filthy by the way."[21] On 11 November 2020, Norton announced that he would step down from the show and hosted his final Saturday morning show on 19 December 2020 after 10 years. He was replaced by Claudia Winkleman from February 2021.
Norton confirmed in November 2020 that he would join Virgin Radio UK in 2021 to host shows on Saturday and Sunday.
Eurovision
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Norton, along with Claudia Winkleman, hosted the first annual Eurovision Dance Contest, which was held on 1 September 2007 in London, England. The format was based on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and the EBU's Eurovision Song Contest. Norton and Winkleman also hosted the 2008 Contest in Glasgow, Scotland.
In October 2008, it was confirmed by the BBC that Norton would replace Terry Wogan as the presenter of the UK heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, Your Country Needs You.
On 5 December 2008, it was announced that Norton would also take over from Wogan as the presenter of the main Eurovision Song Contest.[22] The 54th Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Olympic Stadium, Moscow on 16 May 2009.
Norton's debut jokes received some positive reviews from the British press. The Guardian noted his comments on Iceland's entry, which finished in second place, had "rooted around in a cupboard and found an old bridesmaid dress from 1987" and the Armenian singers, who finished in 10th place, were sporting traditional dress, "which would be true if you come from the village where Liberace is the mayor."[23] The Times noted his highlighting of the arrest of 30 gay rights protesters in Moscow – "heavy-handed policing has really marred what has been a fantastic Eurovision."[23]
In 2015, Norton, along with Petra Mede, hosted the Eurovision's Greatest Hits concert show on 31 March at the Eventim Apollo, in Hammersmith, London to commemorate the Contest's 60th anniversary.
Norton reprised his role in the musical tourney in the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, a Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams love story send-up of the song contest, which was slated for a theatrical release, but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic went straight to streaming.[24]
Other
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Norton played Mr Puckov in the 2006 American comedy spoof film Another Gay Movie. In 2007, Norton played Taylor in the romantic comedy film, I Could Never Be Your Woman.
Norton was involved in a high-publicity advertising campaign for the UK National Lottery as an animated unicorn, the stooge to a character based on Lady Luck (played by Fay Ripley). He has also advertised McVitie's biscuits.[citation needed]
In 2007, Norton featured in Girls Aloud and Sugababes' Comic Relief video for the single "Walk This Way"
In January 2009, Norton made his West End stage debut in a revival of La Cage Aux Folles at the Playhouse Theatre.[citation needed][25] In 2009, Norton was the host of the comedy game-show Most Popular on US cable television channel WE tv.[26]
Norton wrote an advice column in The Daily Telegraph newspaper from 2006 to 2018. In October 2010, his columns were made into a book entitled Ask Graham, published by John Blake Publishing. In late 2018, Norton stood down from the role and the newspaper found a replacement as their agony aunt in Richard Madeley.[27]
In 2016, Norton published his debut novel Holding, published by Hodder & Stoughton, about a murder in an Irish rural community.[28] Norton won Popular Fiction Book of the Year award for Holding[29] in the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards 2016.
On 7 March 2013, Norton broke the Guinness World Record for "Most Questions Asked on a TV Chat Show" on Comic Relief's Big Chat, which raised £1.02 million.[30]
In 2014, Norton criticised the decision by Irish broadcaster RTÉ to settle out of court with opponents of gay marriage who claimed they had been defamed in an edition of the Saturday Night Show.[31]
In 2014, Norton publicly backed "Hacked Off" and its campaign toward UK press self-regulation by "safeguarding the press from political interference while also giving vital protection to the vulnerable".[32][33][34]
In October 2014, Norton released his second memoir, The Life and Loves of a He-Devil. It won in the Non-Fiction Book of the Year category at the 2014 Irish Book Awards.[35] Also in 2014, he was named in the top 10 on the World Pride Power list.[36]
Norton has a shareholding of two per cent in New Zealand winery Invivo Wines.[37] Norton has his own wine range in collaboration with Invivo, the first wine was first released in 2014.[38]
In July 2015, the Bishop of Cork, Paul Colton, hosted an evening with Norton involving 90 minutes of interview, questions, and answers with an audience of more than 400 people. The event, part of the West Cork Literary Festival, was sold out.[39]
On 9 October 2020, Norton announced via Twitter he had been cast as the voice of Moonwind, a spiritual sign twirler, in the Pixar animated feature Soul, starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey.[40]
Personal life
In 1989, Norton was mugged, beaten up, and stabbed by a group of attackers in London. He lost half of his blood and nearly died.[41][7][42] He said that an elderly couple were the ones who found him and that they "saved his life" after calling for an ambulance. He did not think the attack was homophobic, as he was walking alone at the time. He was hospitalised for two-and-a-half weeks before eventually recovering from the attack.[43]
In January 2012, Norton's home was burgled. The keys to his Lexus were stolen during the burglary. He appealed for the return of his car during his BBC Radio 2 show the following day.[44]
Norton primarily resides in the Wapping area of London.[45] He also owns an apartment in New York City and a holiday home in Ahakista, County Cork. He had two dogs, a labradoodle called Bailey and a terrier called Madge, which he adopted from the UK charity Dogs Trust in 2012.[46] In September 2020, he revealed that Madge had died in December 2019, and said in October 2020 that Bailey had recently died in Cork at the age of 15.[47][48]
Norton is openly gay.[14] Norton dated Kristian Seeber, who performs as the drag queen Tina Burner.[49] He split up from his partner of two years, Trevor Patterson, in 2013,[50] and broke up with his subsequent partner, Andrew Smith, in 2015.[51] He said in 2015 that his ex-boyfriends often resented the role they had to play in the public eye as his partner.[50]
Filmography
Television
Year | Titel | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Carnal Knowledge | Co-host | 2 episodes |
1996–1998 | Father Ted | Father Noel Furlong | 3 episodes |
1997 | Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment | Himself | |
1998–2002 | So Graham Norton | Host | 5 series |
2001 | Rex the Runt: A Crap Day Out | The Plants voice | |
Rex the Runt: Patio | Osvalde Halitosis voice | ||
The Kumars at No. 42 | Himself | ||
2002 | Absolutely Fabulous | Himself | Episode: "Gay” |
2002–2003 | V Graham Norton | Host | 5 series |
2003–2004 | Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn | Himself | 5 episodes |
2004–2005 | The Graham Norton Effect | Host | 13 episodes |
2005 | Generation Fame | Himself | Television Movie |
2005–2006 | Graham Norton's Bigger Picture | Himself | |
Strictly Dance Fever | Himself | ||
2006 | The Last Ever, Ever Footballers' Wives | Brendan Spunk | |
2006 | How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? | Host/Presenter | 9 episodes |
2007 | When Will I Be Famous? | Himself | |
Who Do You Think You Are? | Himself | ||
Saving Planet Earth | Himself | Episode: Saving Wolves | |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Himself | ||
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind |
Computer voice | Short film | |
Live Earth | Himself | TV Special documentary | |
Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 | Host | TV special | |
2007–2011 2013–2016 2019 |
The British Academy Television Awards | Host | |
2007– | The Graham Norton Show | Host | 24 series |
2007 | Any Dream Will Do | Presenter | 11 episodes |
2008 | I'd Do Anything | Presenter | 13 episodes |
2008 | The One and Only | Himself | |
Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 | Host | TV special | |
2009 | Totally Saturday | Himself | 1 episode & unaired pilot |
2009–2010 | Eurovision: Your Country Needs You | Host | 6 episodes |
2009– | Eurovision Song Contest | UK commentator | Grand finals only |
2010 | Over the Rainbow | Host | 18 episodes |
2011–2012 | Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton | Presenter | BBC America |
2015 | Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits | Co-presenter | With Petra Mede |
Adele at the BBC | Presenter | Television special | |
2016 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2 | Himself/Guest Judge | |
2016–2019 | Children in Need | Host | with Ade Adepitan and Mel Giedroyc |
2017 | Let It Shine | Co-presenter | 6 episodes |
2018 | The Biggest Weekend | Himself | |
2019– | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Himself/Judge | |
2020 | British Academy Film Awards | Host | |
2020 | Eurovision: Come Together | Host | |
2020 | Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light | UK commentator | |
2021 | Queen of the Universe[52] | Host | |
2021 | Celebrity Gogglebox for Su2c | Himself | Stand Up to Cancer special (Series 18, episode 5) |
Films
Year | Titel | Character | Production |
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1999 | Stargay | Graham Solex | Canal+ |
2006 | Another Gay Movie | Mr. Puckov | Luna Pictures |
2007 | I Could Never Be Your Woman | Taylor | The Weinstein Company |
2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Himself | BBC Films |
2020 | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Netflix | |
2020 | Soul | Moonwind (voice) | Pixar Animation Studios |
2020 | The Stand In | Himself | Saban Films |
Stand-up videos
- Live at the Roundhouse (19 November 2001)
Bibliography
Autobiography
- Norton, Graham (2004). So Me. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-83348-3. OCLC 57577106.
- Norton, Graham (2014). The Life and Loves of a He Devil. illustrated by Clym Evernden. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-444-79026-9. OCLC 894427373.
General non-fiction
- Norton, Graham (2010). Ask Graham: He's Been Everywhere, He's Seen Everything. Now Graham Norton's Here to Solve Your Problems!. London: John Blake. ISBN 978-1-843-58501-5. OCLC 847858351.
Fiction
- Norton, Graham (2016). Holding. London, England: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781444792003. OCLC 960416528.
- Norton, Graham (2017). Holding. New York: Atria Books. ISBN 978-1-501-17328-8. OCLC 989520337. – American edition
- Norton, Graham (2018). A Keeper. London, England: Coronet Books. ISBN 9781444792003. OCLC 960416528.
- Norton, Graham (2020). Home Stretch. London, England: Coronet Books. ISBN 9781473665163. OCLC 1242852324.
Awards
Year | Award | Work | Result | Notes | |
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1999 | Gaytime Award | Gay Presenter of the Year | — | Won | |
2000 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Performance | So Graham Norton | Won | |
2001 | Royal Television Society | Best Presenter | Won | [53][54] | |
2001 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Performance | Won | ||
2002 | Won | ||||
2011 | The Graham Norton Show | Won | |||
2012 | Won | ||||
2013 | Nominated | ||||
2013 | Lew Grade Award for Entertainment Programme | Won | |||
2014 | Best Entertainment Performance | Nominated | |||
2015 | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Best Comedy Programme or Series | Won | [55] | ||
2016 | Best Entertainment Performance | Nominated | |||
2017 | National Television Awards | Special Recognition Award | Won | [56] | |
2018 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Performance | Won | [57] |
See also
References
- ^ "Graham Norton net worth 2020: what is the TV presenter's total value?". Hello Magazine. 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Graham Norton sells production company So TV to ITV". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Bootboy. "Reasons to be cheerful". Hot Press. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
- ^ a b c "Graham Norton" Archived 27 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Who Do You Think You Are?
- ^ Rainey, Sarah (10 May 2013). "Graham Norton: the making of a national treasure". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "That's Dr Norton to you – comic gets honorary degree". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ a b Jones, Liz (3 September 2004). "Graham's growing pains". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ The F Word, Season 4 Episode 12
- ^ Norton, Graham (2004). So Me. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 4. ISBN 0-340-83348-3.
- ^ Turpin, Adrian. "Festival Eye". The Independent. p. 24.
- ^ "Graham Norton: Naughty but nice". BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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